Browndell, TX 75931 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Browndell, TX, ZIP 75931
Around 02/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 180 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 12/01, about 280 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Browndell in Zone 9a (20 to 25°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 9a around Browndell has about 14 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
The actual range around Browndell's last frost
02/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 01/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 03/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Browndell compares
About 280 days separate Browndell's last and first frost, putting it 4,847 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within TX, it ranks 739 of 2,558.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Browndell can differ from the 75931 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 9a and Browndell's frost date answer different questions.